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Latest Surabaya hotel reviews
Pro
great shops, nice people,fresh and vibrant
Con
Most of the city is still quite dirty and unattractive.
In a nutshell
It's the gate to reach beautiful places around East Java
titanfatahilah Says: enjoy a variaty of arts and culture of surabaya in traditional art perfomance event in surabaya culture center(balai pemuda)A show that able to present the uniqueness of the art of dance and music typical of surabaya
chiabh Says: The House of Sampoerna is situated in old Surabaya in a stately colonical-style building... Before being bought over by its founder, Liem Seeng Tee, to be used as its first major cigerette production facility, it was used as a Dutch orphanage...Today, it is still used as a...
IreneMcKay Says: The Red Bridge Jembatan Merah was the site of some of the fiercest fighting in the struggle for independence. When we were there it was the site of constant toing and froing of becaks (bicycle rickshaws). A gate marking the entrance to Chinatown stands to the east of the...
IreneMcKay Says: The Majapahit was built in 1910 by the Sarkie brothers who designed the famous Raffles Hotel in Singapore. We've come across lots of their hotels on our travels such as The Eastern and Oriental Hotel, Penang, the Strand, Yangon. We had never actually stayed in one until this...
chiabh Says: During the 15th century in the reign of the Ming Dynasty in China, Admiral Cheng Ho arrived in Semarang in 1410 and 1416 with his armada to spread Islam to Java... With many Chinese converted to Islam, it was then decided to build a Chinese mosque... In 2002, the Muhammad...
moneyceo Says: This activity is very hard to do as most of the Indonesian dont speak English. Contact me and I can be your translator. You are going to stay in locals home and do everything in their ways (travel, eating, entertainment). This is a very great and low cost experience.For...
8 Reviews and 122 Opinions The Majapahit was built in 1910 by the Sarkie brothers who designed the famous Raffles Hotel in...
5 Reviews and 13 Opinions Book into Club Excellence Room for 3 nights. Suppose to be a better & bigger size room with some...
Warung Steak: Small local restaurants
pangaeatours Says: I have been to Surabaya many times and lived here for awhile. On the way home i would always pass this steak house. It attracted me by its lights and color of the walls. The front was open and you can see right in. Well finally i decided to try it out. Of course i ordered...
chiabh Says: Along the road, we came across this lane between Mandiri Bank and Hotel Tunjungan where there are many local stalls that sell a variety of local food... As we do not have time, we were not able to try them out and give out comments...
Tips to Get Off Public Bus Surabaya Safely
pacific_girl Says: For travelers, beware of being squeezed inside a public bus in Surabaya. The general condition of most buses there are non-air conditioned, corroded (at least from the outside) with passengers twice its original capacity who resignedly sway following the bus’ movement as it...
blue_sky04 Says: Juanda International Airport is about 30-45 minutes from downtown. Airport code: SUB.Many domestic and international airlines fly to Surabaya. From airport you can take a taxi to reach places around the city. To go to the bus station "Bungurasih" where you can catch...
surabaya.expat Says: Trains are definitely a great way to get around on Java. They usually don't follow the same route as the roadways. Expect sweeping views of rice fields and small villages instead of the truck in front of you and some shabby roadside houses.My advice is to take an ‘executive...
gramedia expo: surabaya great expo
titanfatahilah Says: visit the grand exhibition on may 11th-13th,2011 at gramedia EXPO.you will find avariety of high quality products of SMEs that have penetrated the domistic market and abroad for example hand made batik,desain and interior mebel,hand made shoes leather and bag batik and...
noniklid Says: Aneka Warna provides full service for any carpet needs for individual or businesses such as hotels.Their connection with the suppliers apparently gives them an edge to sell at reasonable prices.Situated in the Town's famous street for Carpets, Textiles & Plastic- 'Kramat...
DSwede Says: Despite traveling through the not-so-nice neighborhoods on the way to my job sites, I saw lots of poor neighborhoods and people living very meager lives, however, I was treated very well and always felt safe in Indonesia.I made a few local friends that helped my several...
Going to Mt Bromo (Bromo-Tengger-Semeru Nat Park)
blue_sky04 Says: If you go to Mt. Bromo from Surabaya by bus, you will need to stop at the bus station in the city of Probolinggo before you take other local transportation to Ngadisari, where Mt. Bromo is.However, I recently heard an unpleasant story from VTers who went to Mt. Bromo....
Things You Wouldn't Want to Leave at Home
pacific_girl Says: Bring medium-sized luggage, since most cars in the city is relatively medium in size (unless you intend to take bus/private airport transfer service/hotel's MPV to travel to and from the airport). If you get around by taxi, traveling light would save you headache and the...
Bring your jacket to see Bromo
ashafruddin Says: Travel light with t-shirts as Surabaya is hot all year round. Your jacket and two layers of t-shirt should survive the early morning cold breeze at Gunung Penanjakan. Once the sun is up a t-shirt will do. Bring along plenty of films or memory cards when you visit Mt Bromo.
blue_sky04 Says: Golfing is becoming more and more popular in Indonesia, including in Surabaya.There are some golf courses in town, as well as two golf courses in Pandaan, a small town about an hour driving from Surabaya.Taman Dayu Golf course in Pandaan was designed by the world golfer Jack...
blue_sky04 Says: Visitors from ASEAN countries usually do not need a visa. Visitors from other countries can get a visa on arrival. There is a visa counter on the arrival terminal, and the process is very easy. Visa for up to 7 days of visit costs US$10Visa for 30 days of visit costs US$25
chiabh Says: As Surabaya is not a tourist destination but a transit city for tourists going to Mt Bromo and Bali, there is limited brochures on the city... The Surabaya Tourism Promotion Board publishes a Surabaya Map incorporating other towns in East Java such as Malang, Tretes and...
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Q: Here is my plan to Indonesia: Day 1: arrive Jakarta Day 2: City Tour in Jakarta Day 3: domestic flight to Yogyakarta,...
A: I can't answer all your questions, but a few suggestions. Yes, there is a flight from Surabaya to Mataram on Lombok. But, I really think you are trying to do too much in...
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Surabaya is the capital of East Java Province. East Java itself has lots of interesting histories, cultures, and beautiful places to visit. And, Surabaya is the gate to visit other areas in East...
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A Bit of History Surabaya is situated at the mouth of the Kali Mas River... It was first settled in 1275 and went by the name of Ujung Galuh... It was officially founded in 1293 when Raden Widjaja......
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>> to the memory of my beloved dad <<
PERPISAHAN AGUNG [our last enchanting farewell] Ketika tembakan salvo memecah hening rembang petang Bersamaan petimu perlahan turun Berpayung sang Merah Putih Kami di sini memaknai : Inilah...
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Surabaya is a very nice town , crazy traffic but nothing as bad as Jakarta. Lucky for me I went out for a lovely dinner with Blue_sky04 "Fenny" whereby we had local dishes which I really enjoyed. Then...
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The Second Large City in Indonesia
On the late evening of 4th Feb. I arrived at Surabaya with my parents and twin sister. We had to walk down from the airplane to the ground by ourselves. The first breath in Surabaya was so humid and...
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